Algoma Legacy - Part 2

 The Algoma Legacy completed loading gypsum and sailed this afternoon, November 18, for Baltimore. The daytime departure allowed for a closer look at the new ship (which was detailed in yesterday's post).

 The ship's hull is painted in "Algoma blue"and carries numerous markings indicating bulkhead locations and tug push points. Usually the marking are abbreviations, but this one is different. It identifies the foremost hull compartment as "Bosun".

 

I doubt that the entire forepeak is dedicated to traditional bosun's stores such as rope and paint. It will also accommodate the bow thruster motor, chain lockers and likely ballast tanks. (Below the waterline the compartment is designated FPT - probably forepeak tank).

The ship is 229 meters long  - the maximum length of ship that can be accommodated at Kamsar, Guinea, the world's per-eminent bauxite loading port. Ships that meet that limit are termed Kamsarmax even though they may seldom if ever visit that port. Ship of that size can also transit the Panama Canal.

The ship is not loaded to its maximum draft due to the depth of water leading to and alongside the Gold Bond dock. The ship showed a draft of 9.9 meters and its maximum draft appears to be in the range of 12.5 meters.

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Algoma Legacy

The first of three new ships ordered by the Algoma Central Corporation arrived in Halifax last evening (July 16) and anchored in Bedford Basin over night. At first light it move alongside the Golf Bond Gypsum, pier in Wright's Cove. By early afternoon it had not started to load however.

 The ship was built by Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding and is a self-unloading bulk carrier of 44.640 gt, 79.724 dwt and was delivered September 26 of this year. The second and third ships will be delivered in 2026 and 2027. All three are methanol ready,and can be converted when that fuel become readily available.

The Algoma Legacy represents the 100th ship that Algoma either owns or has an interest in through one of its joint ventures. The company owns a Canadian domestic fleet of Great Lakes / Seaway bulk carriers, coastal tankers and cement carriers. Its foreign flag operations include self-unloading bulkers and cement carriers and other bulkers though joint ventures. It also has up to ten ships on order or under construction.

The three new ships will be joining the self-unloader pool operated with CSL Americas and will replace three older ships. CSL pool ships usually bring coal from South America to Point Tupper, Nova Scotia and load aggregates there or gypsum here in Halifax for destinations in the United States. They also carry aggregates and sand cargoes in the Caribbean region and the west coast of North America.

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